Compare & Contrast: Existential Crises in Childhood

“I’m still trying to figure out what’s bothering Lisa.  I don’t know, Bart’s such a handful, and Maggie needs attention, but all the while, our little Lisa’s becoming a young woman.” – Marge Simpson “Oh, so that’s it.  This is some kind of underwear thing.” – Homer Simpson Beneath the unvarnished cruise line agitprop, the hastily dropped money saving plot, and that bizarre encounter with penguins in Ant-fucking-arctica lies what may be the most half-assed aspect of “A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again”, its blisteringly simplistic and incomplete handling of Bart’s serious melancholy.  Though the episode…

Quote of the Day

“Happy, would you like to continue living with us, your loving natural parents, or would you rather live with this twisted, loveless billionaire?” – Papa Burns “Let’s roll.” – C.M. Burns